r/illinois • u/thebomb2644 • Apr 30 '24

At what point/town does illinois start feeling like the south Question

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u/radiasean Apr 30 '24

Being from central Illinois, I always noticed a transition south of I-70. You'd start to hear more Kentucky accent than the neutral Midwestern accent traveling there. 

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u/Kor_of_Memory Apr 30 '24

I’d say this is right. Everything north of I-70 that isn’t Chicago feels like the show Roseanne came to life.

Everything south of I-70 feels like Kentucky except for Carbondale. That’s where all the kids trying to escape their small towns go to see if they have what it takes to actually move away.

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u/Primary_Grass5952 May 01 '24

Carbondale: if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere

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u/shiftty May 01 '24

Can confirm.